STRATEGIC ANALYSIS OF EASTERN EUROPE
Helping investors and international organisations to understand the impact of politics on their interests in Central Europe, the Balkans and the Former Soviet Union.
THE GREAT SCHISM
Europe is divided between liberalism’s defenders in the west and north, and states in the south and east
How the EU’s identity crisis poses a threat to peace in the Balkans
THE BALKANS IN THE AGE OF EXTREMES
LET KOSOVO BE PARTITIONED
A deal on Kosovo's status is within reach
THE NEW EASTERN BLOC
Eastern Europe is re-emerging as a distinct geopolitical entity
THE DAWN OF POST-LIBERALISM
Europe is entering a new political epoch
EUROPE'S CRISIS OF FAITH
The crisis in the EU is a crisis of faith in its core ideloogy
THE EU'S OTHER MIGRATION PROBLEM
Brain drain in Central and Eastern Europe
THE UNITED STATES AND THE BALKANS
American policy will change over time
THE EU IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE
Reports of the union's revival are greatly exaggerated
SERBIA'S BALANCING ACT
The new government must balance both internally and externally
FIXING KOSOVO
Left to themselves, Belgrade and Prishtina can find a solution
THE MAIN CASUALTY OF BREXIT WILL BE THE EU
The UK's departure will seriously weaken the union
INTERVIEW WITH JUTARNJI LIST
Responding to the problem of separatism in the Balkans
THE FUTURE OF MULTIETHNIC STATES IN THE BALKANS
International policy will eventually need to adapt to new political realities
MACEDONIA'S CRISIS HAS BECOME EXISTENTIAL
A crisis of corruption and governance is burgeoning into a crisis of state
INTERVIEW WITH EXPRESS
The risk of conflict in the Balkans is growing
THE END OF THE POST-YUGOSLAV SETTLEMENT
Fragile multiethnic states will not survive the shock to the European system
MACEDONIA: HOW THE EU FAILS IN THE WESTERN BALKANS
Inconclusive elections mark the start of a more dangerous phase in the political crisis
EASTERN EUROPE'S CHINESE GAMBLE
A new power is making its presence felt in the region
MACEDONIA'S RESET DELAYED
The ruling parties are set to win early elections, despite evidence of deep corruption
NO GOOD OPTIONS IN THE NEW COLD WAR
German efforts to de-esalate tension could backfire
TURKEY'S REFLEXIVE RETURN TO THE BALKANS
Strategic Competition wIth Russia will encourage Turkish adventurism
WHY THE BALKANS ARE ON A GLIDEPATH TO COLLAPSE
The West has failed to resolve the mismatch of ethnic and political boundaries
WHERE ISLAMISM MEETS NATIONALISM
Islamic State Is Putting the Balkans on Edge
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE EUROPEAN UNION?
Four scenarios for the future of the EU
CRISIS IN MACEDONIA
A crisis of governance is becoming a crisis of state
THE ROLE OF GERMAN POWER IN POST-BREXIT EUROPE
Germany needs Russian help in the international sphere
INSTABILITY IN THE WESTERN BALKANS
The EU is struggling to prevent the fragmention of fragile states
THE EUROPEAN UNION AFTER BREXIT
The first major backwards step in the process of European integration
CROATIA'S SHORT-LIVED POLITICAL EXPERIMENT
The government will not survive
THE BEGINNING OF THE END?
The future of the European Union hangs in the balance
EASTERN EUROPE'S ANTI-MARKET REVOLUTION
Economic nationalism is gaining ground